Hello dear friends! Now that the crazy of moving (the first time) this summer is over, I figured it was probably time for another update.
So far Baby Posey is doing great! I've been feeling little kicks here and there which excites me more than I can even put into words! We were delighted the last time we had a Dr.'s appointment and he told us we could come two weeks earlier than we'd thought to find out if little P. is a boy or a girl! We'll go in on July 7th and we are SO thrilled to find out. A lot of people have asked us what we think we're having and we vote girl, but we would LOVE to have either a boy or girl. Stay tuned to find out the gender and the names we've picked out!!
Summer Life
We have loved all the time we've been spending with Jake's parents since they opened their home to us at the beginning of June. It's definitely been an adjustment, but what change in life isn't? We're encouraged and blessed by their attitudes and servant's hearts. I was also able to spend much needed time with 2 of my sisters this past weekend which was a blast since our schedules hardly every line up and the summer is flying!
Jake recently built a coffee table for some sweet friends of ours at church and when we dropped it off at their house we had such a sweet time of fellowship. They have adopted 3 kids and are currently fostering 2 others (so 5 kiddos in all!). We are constantly encouraged by the love they have poured out in the lives of these sweet kids. It's a gift to be able to see them trusting the Lord with every baby that enters their home and to be able to see their faithfulness in trusting Him even when things get crazy. We couldn't be more blessed to have such good friends to call on in the thick of new parenting starting this fall.
We were able to meet with our pastor this past week to talk about our future ministry, how to support network, and how to get our church involved with our training. Having the support of our church has always been something we wanted and after talking with Jason, we can leave confidently knowing our church is behind us in our decision to start training with New Tribes Mission (NTM) which is a huge answer to prayer. We love our Rock Mountain Lakes Baptist Church (RMLBC) family! We're so thankful for a church that sees the importance of sending laborers into the field whether that be through the short term trips to Arequipa, Peru or long term investments in other parts of the world.
Provisions:
Seriously yall, the Lord provides! When we moved out of our apartment, we'd thought we would get a security deposit that was around $200. Well, that didn't happen and they said they keep the "Move-in" fee regardless of whether the apartment has damage or not. Bummer! But life goes on and we forgot about it. Well today we check the mail and there was a letter from a company I'd never heard of that looked like it may be a check, so obviously the cynic in me says it's probably junk. I opened it anyway just to make sure and it's a good thing I did! We got a check from our apartment complex for a "Move Out Refund" for $590!!! They never said anything about that, but we're not going to turn it away haha! We were blown away by the Lord's graciousness and so encouraged to see Him providing above and beyond for our needs as we get ready to head up to training this fall.
Prayers and Praises
- Pray: That our Dr.'s appointment on the 7th goes well and that Baby P will let us find out if it's a little boy or little girl.
- Praise: Quality time with our family has been such an answer to prayer. WE LOVE YOU GUYS!
- Pray: We would be good stewards of our time as we work to support network/keep up with the blog/save for school, etc.
- Praise: The Lord is providing at every turn of the way when it comes to raising money for school. He is MORE than gracious.
"How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
They feast on the abundance of your house,
and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light do we see light."
Psalm 36:7-9
How can we be praying for you?? PLEASE let us know! We pray for you all often and hope the Lord encourages you in a special way this week. Thanks for keeping up with our little family!
Love, Jasmine (and Jake)
